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You wouldn’t be wrong to argue that Legion has a lifespan closer to 23-and-a-half months, but that’s a point of fine argument that just makes life way more annoying than it needs to be. And the funny thing is that this is exactly what the averages originally predicted, a timescale between 23 and 24 months for a lifespan. I had, at the time, focused on the gap between “long” and “short” expansion life cycles, but once you ignore that the averages line up perfectly. … [Read more...] about WoW Factor: Updating data in the wake of Battle for Azeroth’s release announcement

One of the things that endlessly annoys me about Pandaren is the simple reality that the race started out as an April Fools’ Day joke that people just would not allow to die. I don’t see why we shouldn’t let another joke that’s actually a better idea die, though. Sure, the obvious joke from this was the idea that Bards play Guitar Hero in order to interact with the game, but it’s not like the concept of a Bard needs a whole lot of extra explanation or that particular joke to be justified. … [Read more...] about WoW Factor: Speculative classes for the future of WoW

I got my beta invite (at the same time the official changeover happened, even), but I haven’t yet gotten a chance to actually play around in it. However, I think now is as good a time as any to talk about the things that I am actually nervous about when it comes to Battle for Azeroth. Yes, I’ve been a pretty big advocate for the expansion and what we’re hearing so far, but there are things about the expansion that still make me nervous now that we’re moving into the beta phase. So let’s talk about that. … [Read more...] about WoW Factor: Things that actually worry me about Battle for Azeroth

The couple of weak defenses I’ve seen of this terrible plan are that she has some other motivation than her stated one, but even if we assume that the sacking and burning of Teldrassil is her ultimate goal, it’s still terrible tactics. Marching troops into Ashenvale and refusing to withdraw until the Alliance cedes Silithus to the Horde, for example, would accomplish all of her stated goals in an instant and wouldn’t inspire the Alliance to march on Undercity (you know, spoiler warning). … [Read more...] about WoW Factor: Dissecting the dumb plan in World of Warcraft’s War of Thorns

That doesn’t mean she’s never engaged in evil acts or taken far too much glee in spreading death and decay. The problem here isn’t just that this is evil; it’s that this is evil with no purpose. It’s not shoring up her borders. It’s not taking out a personal enemy. It’s not helping the Forsaken. It’s not even helping the Horde; it’s encouraging the Alliance to counterattack. It’s evil just for the sake of evil. … [Read more...] about WoW Factor: There’s no fixing this Battle for Azeroth story